PALERMO, Sicily (CN) — In a shock to Italian journalism and politics, two of Italy’s most important daily newspapers, the left-leaning La Repubblica and liberal La Stampa, may be sold to a Greek shipping and media magnate with a conservative outlook and ties to authoritarian figures.
On Friday, La Repubblica’s staff went on strike and the newspaper is set to be absent from newsstands this weekend. The previous day, La Stampa staff walked out in protest and the newspaper was not printed.
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